More musical memories of the 1990s record-o-sphere. Brothers Giles and Steve plough into the tape mountain once again and pull out three choice recordings from their past. This week the songs prompt a rambling conversation on a range of themes, including: Intense young men Digging The B-52s A flame-haired barbarian The robot invasion of a West Midlands market town Dissociation through video game addiction Learning about being in a band with the BBC Related video material is available on the This...
Jan 25, 2024•57 min•Ep. 19
In this very special episode of the podcast Steve and Giles take a look back on the tracks chosen in the past 17 episodes to create a purely theoretical (for the moment) "Best of…" compilation tape! Hear the JD creative process in action as they formulate the ultimate track sequence and consider some alternative takes. There's laughter and tears along the way as the brothers discuss musical near-misses and regrettable artistic choices as well as the odd thing that went quite well. Warning: this ...
Jan 11, 2024•49 min•Ep. 18
Let's just make one thing clear, this is NOT a Christmas episode of the "This Are Johnny Domino" podcast! Even so, the boys do seem a little giddy with the joys of the season at times… and it does feature a Christmas song. The episode also includes: The usual 90s lo-fi wonderment Jesus on a yacht Steve’s school-day memories A very messy ending Related video material is available on the This Are Johnny Domino blog Buy a codpiece here Listen to "Kung Fu Santa With A Christmas Punchbag" on Spotify ...
Dec 21, 2023•42 min•Ep. 17
Dreams appear to be a bit of a recurring theme in this episode, as Giles and Stephen dredge up another selection of recordings from the unconscious realms of their youth. There are anecdotes galore as they… Rediscover the "right-wing McCarthy bongo" song Recollect their "proto-Riot Grrrl" phase Relive an unfortunate Stereolab support slot Completely fail to make a decision Let us know which one of these songs (if any) should go on the purely theoretical mixtape - leave a comment on the blog , In...
Dec 07, 2023•51 min•Ep. 16
The brothers Woodward take more time out to craft another slice of Lo-Fi glory. Firstly there's a new candidate for The Eternal Hall of the Four Track Gods. Will it have what it takes to achieve immortality (and win a t-shirt)? Then Steve and Giles put together a "head to head" of quirky nonsense from their back catalogue. To be honest, both selections contain "questionable" lyrical sentiments, but will their musical charms be enough to earn them a spot on the "Best of…" compilation tape? We’ll ...
Nov 23, 2023•46 min•Ep. 15
Hello, I’m a podcast episode and I’m here to tell you that I am as entertaining as the preceding episodes of This Are Johnny Domino - if not more so! In all honesty, I feel that I have the punchy dynamism and vitality that makes me stand out from the rest of the pack… Giles and Stephen certainly had a great time filling me with the usual good-humoured banter and rambling conversation about music that you’ve never heard. Will you agree with them about which song should make it onto the "Best of…"...
Nov 09, 2023•56 min•Ep. 14
"It's Episode 13, so surely this is a good time to ‘mess with the format’", say Steve and Giles. "Maybe, maybe not," says the rest of the world. "Listen with your ears and make up your own mind" replied the visionary podcasters. "It's a work in progress." "Climb out of that belly button", yelled the rest of the world. This one includes: Juvenile jazz-funk envy Alt-Country aversion therapy Psychedelic bath time-travel The return of the Ween section Listen to the first new Johnny Domino song in al...
Oct 26, 2023•48 min•Ep. 13
This week Steve and Giles are joined by their old friend, vocalist, driver and muse, Dick. Listen as they peer through the mists of time, reassess old songs and share memories of their misspent youth. A full episode transcript is available at Musixmatch . This one includes: Buttholes on the bus to Sandiacre Manipulating the Young Americans Land Rover travel sickness simulation Visions of Heaven and Hell Listen to the first new Johnny Domino song in almost 20 years. The Artists Against Success co...
Oct 12, 2023•43 min•Ep. 12
Bill Hicks once said "It’s just a ride", and in this episode we take you on a spin 'round our teenage dreams, hurtling down the Cobain slopes into the hairpin bend of 90s bohemia. Put more plainly, brothers Giles and Steve have more fun unearthing trash and treasure from their C90 mountain and it's all quite enjoyable. This one includes: Erotic matriarch has toasted posterior ‘Daddy, what did you do in the Grunge wars?’ pt.1 Johnny Domino + drum and bass x performance art = ? Word from the big J...
Sep 28, 2023•42 min•Ep. 11
Maybe this one should be called "This Aren’t Johnny Domino", as Giles and Steve head into the unexplored territory of earlier bands and alternative recording projects from their ‘tape mountain’. Come along for the ride as the two brothers uncover more missed opportunities and blind alleys in the cause of showing you How Not To Succeed At Music.* (* While at the same time finding ‘success’ in a different sense and in other unexpected ways) Also including: £25 a day recording studio Shoegaze shena...
Sep 14, 2023•49 min•Ep. 10
They say that time is a great healer, but sometimes discovering evidence of past attitudes and opinions in recordings made 30 years ago can be painful! Listen as Giles and Steve 'figure it out' and come up with further revisionist histories of their lo-fi recording career. This week the brothers rediscover songs ranging from acoustic 'punk' to straight-up indie pop - but which song will make it onto the purely theoretical 'best of' compilation tape? Also including: Spondon and Wollaton compariso...
Aug 31, 2023•47 min•Ep. 9
It’s the 30-year anniversary of our adoption of the name Johnny Domino, so to mark the occasion Steve heads to Ilkeston to record his part of this episode in the very room where it all started all those years ago. Just to completely dispel any possible sense of jeopardy over the song choice for the "Best of" mix tape, the first track today sets out our Lo-Fi agenda right from the get-go. The second painfully destroys any possible conception that this podcast is ‘self-congratulatory’. The third t...
Aug 17, 2023•40 min•Ep. 8
Did we actually record this episode? Or was it perhaps made by an AI? You’ll have to give it a listen and see what you think. If you do, you’ll find us in our usual mode, listening to our old tunes and rambling on about Lo-Fi influences, 70s Kung Fu, and Rave culture. The tracks are varied, but will any of them have what it takes to make it onto the ‘Best of Johnny Domino’ mixtape? Also including: Twats Garden revival denied shocker. Sonic Youth - questionable slacker role models? Drunken fighti...
Aug 03, 2023•45 min•Ep. 7
This week the brothers Woodward find a more upbeat and ‘danceable’ selection of tunes from their mountain of old four-track recordings. The question is, will the good vibes evaporate when Steve calls Giles’ keyboard part 'moronic'? Also including: Johnny Miller’s bass technique More predictions of the future Excessive drum talk Four-track maximalism Blessington Carriage field recording An open invitation to Jonathan Richman Also - EXCITING NEWS ! Our first newly recorded track in almost 20 years...
Jul 20, 2023•45 min•Ep. 6
In this bonus episode, our friend Tom Cox tells his side of the story of (possibly) our closest possible brush with indie-music-level fame. Interestingly, Tom's is a completely different tale, featuring Steve Lamacq and the scourge of all bespectacled musical brothers everywhere. If you missed our version of this story, listen here . Visit Tom Cox Connect with Johnny Domino on Facebook and Instagram Visit the Johnny Domino website Visit the This Are Johnny Domino blog Podcast artwork by Giles Wo...
Jul 13, 2023•12 min
It’s ‘obscure’ to the point of ‘totally ignored’ music time again folks! In this episode Stephen and Giles sway tentatively between writing a song people liked, to trying to make devastatingly moving art, to just having a laugh with our mates. Which approach to making music will stand up to the test of time? Also including: Achieving true happiness with/without a bass The Delgados look for us A musical cul de sac Jimmy Jewel vs Einstein Visit Tom Cox Watch the Slint documentary called Breadcrumb...
Jul 06, 2023•38 min•Ep. 5
More half-recalled memories of 4-track home recordings, as Giles and Steve listen to songs that they wrote many years ago to see what they think about them. Do I need to say that this episode might include some spoilers? If you haven't seen a particular film that is over 30 years old? This episode features Sunday-morning philosophy and references to Peter Skellern, Richard Stilgoe and Jake Thackray. Come on, kids! Join us! Also including: The middle ground between turgid and peppy - turgish? A 6...
Jun 22, 2023•40 min•Ep. 4
Giles and Steve are once again taking time out from their busy adult lives to talk about three songs that very few people have ever heard. The prize? A coveted place on an imaginary compilation tape. The point? We'll get back to you on that one. Including: Unconscious stealing Derby underground legends and a bakery A problem with monkeys? The end of the podcast Accidental songwriting and farting around Lo-fi philosophy Government schemes Walking the dog The early 90s indie record-o-sphere Transc...
Jun 08, 2023•37 min•Ep. 3
Giles and Steve weigh up the merits (or otherwise) of three more songs from the extensive Johnny Domino archive of obscure musical memories. Will they remember the songs or any facts about their composition? And will any of them be worthy enough to appear on a theoretical best-of compilation tape? Including: Experimenting with how to sing Proper early 90s Auditory plasters Hot sauce and first-degree burns The Indiepop underground Hoping for jazz Piracy Cultural appropriation and found sounds Con...
Jun 08, 2023•29 min•Ep. 2
Giles and Steve talk about the merits (or otherwise) of three songs from the extensive Johnny Domino archive of musical majesty / lo-fi arsing about. Will any of them be worthy enough to appear on a theoretical best-of compilation tape? Including: Ren and Stimpy Toxic masculinity / One Direction Visions of brown retail The beautiful 12th fret Audible smugness Sloppy bass A Mick Jagger bombshell The Twin Peaks playbook Self-proclaimed weirdness Watch "Climb Inside My World" from The Ren & Sti...
Jun 08, 2023•32 min•Ep. 1
If you hanker for the early 90s and the halcyon days of lo-fi alternative music, recorded on crappy equipment in a home environment, you should listen to This Are Johnny Domino. Giles and Steve Woodward began recording songs under the name Johnny Domino in the summer of 1993. Over the next 3-4 years they recorded over 100 songs on a 4-track tape recorder, drafting in other players on an ad-hoc basis. In this new podcast, the now middle-aged men reminisce about songs they recorded up to 30 years ...
May 23, 2023•1 min
